# 2019 Myanmar National League

The 2019 Myanmar National League is the 10th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009, also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorship deal with Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. A total of 12 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 12 January 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on 24 September 2019.
Yangon United are the defending champions, while Chinland and Dagon have entered as the promoted teams from the 2018 MNL-2.
The 1st transfer window is from 1 November 2018 to 12 January 2019 while the 2nd transfer window is from 1 June 2019 to 31 July 2019.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### Promoted Clubs

Promoted from the 2018 MNL-2
* Royal Thanlyin
* Dagon

#### Relegated Clubs

Relegated from the 2018 Myanmar National League
* Chinland
* Myawady
Royal Thanlyin decided not to play in 2019 MNL because of finance. After that, MNL allowed Chinland to play in 2019 MNL.

## 2019 Title Sponsor

Myanma Posts and Telecommunications signed 3 years contract with MNL. They help to develop Myanmar Football and Youth program.

## Clubs
### Stadiums

| Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ayeyawady United | Pathein | Ayar Stadium | 6,000 |
| Chinland | Chin | Hakha Stadium | 10,000 |
| Dagon | | | |
| Hantharwady United | Bago | Grand Royal Stadium | 4,000 |
| Magwe | Magway | Magway Stadium* | 3,000 |
| Rakhine United | Sittwe | Weithali Stadium | 7,000 |
| Sagaing United | Monywa | Monywa Stadium | 4,000 |
| Shan United | Taunggyi | Taunggyi Stadium | 7,000 |
| Southern Myanmar | Mawlamyaing | Ramanya Stadium | 10,000 |
| Yadanarbon | Mandalay | Bahtoo Stadium | 17,000 |
| Yangon United | Yangon | Yangon United Sports Complex | 3,500 |
| Zwegapin United | Hpa-An | Aung Than Lwin Stadium* | 3,000 |
(*) – not ready to play. MNL clubs that have not had their home stadium ready to host home matches currently use Aung San Stadium and Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming manager |
| Shan United | Min Thu | Resign | 13 March 2019 | Week 5 | 3 | Aung Naing |
| Yangon United | Myo Min Tun | Resign | 13 May 2019 | Week 11 | 4 | Tin Maung Tun |
| Chinland | U Thar Kyaw | Sacked | 30 May 2019 | Week 11 | 11 | U Phone Naing |
| Dagon | U Min Kyi | Sacked | 30 May 2019 | Week 11 | 12 | U Kyaw Lwin |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former |
| Ayeyawady United | Akwa Raphael Success | Kekere Moukailou | Keith Nah | | Atanga Effa Kostka |
| Chinland | George Kehinde | Emmanuel Ndueso | Babatunde Abiodun | Shin Junyeong | Omololu Emmanuel Sunny Obumneme |
| Dagon | Samuel Kojo Abbey | Traore Alassane | Patrick Edubat | | Bamba Gaoussou Ibrahim Kasule Zama Salif |
| Hantharwady United | Mark Sekyi | Michael Henry Alloysius | Frederic Pooda | | |
| Magwe | | | | | |
| Sagaing United | Donald Bissa | Soulemanou Mandjombe | Barnabas Friday | | |
| Shan United | William Nyakwe | Emmanuel Uzochukwu | Djawa Maximum | Ryo Nakamura | Dedimar Ferreira Maycon Gustavo |
| Southern Myanmar | | | | | |
| Rakhine United | Abubakar Yakubu | Samuel Chukwuekweka | Kelvin Kudus Momoh | | |
| Yadanarbon | | | | | |
| Yangon United | Sekou Sylla | Vinicius Miller | Anderson West | Kosuke Uchida | Kekere Moukailou |
| Zwekapin United | Outching Yassan | | Atsushi Shimono | Ken Matsumoto | Patrick Gilles Edubat Anderson West |

### Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Ayeyawady United | U Myo Hlaing Win | Thiha Zaw | Pro//Sport | AMI Insurance |
| Chinland | U Phone Naing | Aung Hein Kyaw | made by club | Gospel for Asia |
| Dagon | U Kyaw Lwin | Aye Ko Ko Maung | Pro//Sport | none |
| Hantharwady United | U Ngwe Tun | Ko Ko Naing | FBT | Grand Royal |
| Magwe | U Zaw Win Tun | Soe Myat Thu | Pro//Sport | none |
| Rakhine United | U Than Wai | Nyein Chan | Pro//Sport | UAB Bank |
| Sagaing United | U Zaw Linn Tun | Aung Hlaing Win | FBT | Zaw Gyi Myanmar |
| Shan United | U Aung Khine | Thiha Sithu | Pro//Sport | KBZ Bank |
| Southern Myanmar FC | U Kyaw Min | Pyae Phyo Aung | Pro//Sport | Yuzana Group |
| Yadanarbon | U Aung Kyaw Moe | Ye Ko Oo | FBT | Alpine |
| Yangon United | U Tin Maung Tun | Yan Aung Kyaw | FBT | AGD Bank |
| Zwekapin United | U Min Tun Lin | Naing Zayar Htun | made by club | Htay Group |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shan United (C) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Ayeyawady United | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 44 | |
| 3 | Yangon United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup play-off round |
| 4 | Yadanarbon | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Hantharwady United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Rakhine United | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sagaing United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 27 | |
| 8 | Magwe | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zwegapin United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | Southern Myanmar United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 21 | |
| 11 | Dagon FC (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 18 | Relegation to MNL-2 |
| 12 | Chinland (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 17 | Relegation to MNL-2 |
* ↑ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
* ↑ Yangon United qualified for the AFC Cup play-off round as General Aung San Shield winners.

## Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Shan United | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hantharwady United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Yangon United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yadanarbon | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Sagaing United | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ayeyawady United | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rakhine United | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Magwe | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Zwegapin United | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Southern Myanmar United | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Chinland | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Dagon FC | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
* Leader and qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 or AFC Cup group stage
* Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
* Relegation to the 2020 National League 2

## Results by match played

| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ayeyawady United | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W |
| Chinland | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L |
| Dagon FC | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D |
| Hantharwady United | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L |
| Magwe | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L |
| Rakhine United | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | L |
| Sagaing United | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L |
| Shan United | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W |
| Southern Myanmar United | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D |
| Yadanarbon | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W |
| Yangon United | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | W |
| Zwegapin United | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W |

## Matches

Fixtures and results of the Myanmar National League 2019 season.

### Week 22
## Season statistics
### Clean sheets

    As of 15 September 2019.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Kyaw Zin Htet | Yangon United | 7 |
| 1 | Ko Ko Naing | Hanthawady United | 7 |
| 1 | Kyaw Zin Phyo | Ayeyawady United | 7 |
| 2 | Tay Zar Aung | Rakhine United | 6 |
| 3 | Pyae Phyo Aung | Southern Myanmar | 5 |
| 4 | Pyae Lyan Aung | Yadanarbon | 4 |
| 4 | Sann Satt Naing | Yangon United | 4 |
| 4 | Soe Arkar | Magwe | 4 |
| 4 | Phone Thit Sar Min | Shan United | 4 |
| 5 | A Zin Hmue | Sagaing United | 3 |
| 5 | Yan Aung Lin | Dagon | 3 |
| 6 | Myo Min Latt | Shan United | 2 |
| 6 | Thiha Sithu | Shan United | 2 |
| 6 | Nyein Min Oo | Chinland | 2 |
| 6 | Naing Zayar Htun | Zwekapin United | 2 |
| 7 | Chan Nyein Kyaw | Yadanarbon | 1 |
| 7 | Wai Lin Aung | Yangon United | 1 |
| 7 | Wai Yan Myo | Chinland | 1 |
| 7 | Min Thu | Chinland | 1 |
| 7 | Tun Aung Kyaw | Sagaing United | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Donald Bissa | Sagaing United | Southern Myanmar | 6–0 | 26 January 2019 |
| Maycon | Shan United | Zwekapi United | 4–0 | 30 March 2019 |
| Win Naing Soe | Yadanarbon | Zwekapin United | 4–0 | 6 April 2019 |
| Mark Sekyi | Hanthawady United | Southern Myanmar | 4–1 | 22 June 2019 |
| Keith Martu Nah | Ayeyawady United | Yadanarbon | 5–2 | 29 June 2019 |
| Emmanuel Uzochukwu | Shan United | Dagon | 4–2 | 6 July 2019 |
| Win Naing Soe | Yadanarbon | Dagon | 5–2 | 10 August 2019 |
| Raphael Success | Ayeyawady United | Hanthawady United | 3–1 | 18 August 2019 |
| Win Naing Soe | Yadanarbon | Chinland | 6–2 | 15 September 2019 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Coach | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| January | U Aung Kyaw Moe | Yadanarbon | Win Naing Tun | Yadanarbon | |
| February & March | U Ngwe Tun | Hanthawady United | Hlaing Bo Bo | Yadanarbon | |
| April | U Aung Kyaw Moe | Yadanarbon | Sylla Sekou | Yangon United | |
| May & June | U Aung Khaing | Shan United | Abubakar Yakubu | Rakhine United | |
| July | U Tin Maung Tun | Yangon United | Zin Min Tun | Magwe | |
| August & September | U Aung Naing | Shan United | Nanda Kyaw | Shan United | |